HIST-102 Lecture 45: Lothair's Death
13 Oct 2020
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Lothair"s death in 855 triggered the redivision of his kingdom a narrow strip dividing what is today france and germany, plus the italian territories into three smaller states, one to each of his sons: louis ii, charles, and lothair ii. Lothair ii"s early death tempted uncles louis and charles (the german one and the bald one) to split the leftovers between them; but their own deaths, in 876 and 877 respectively, opened the door to yet another partitioning. Charles the bald was followed by louis the stammerer (877 879), who was himself succeeded, ultimately, by charles the simple (898 922). Louis the german gave way in 876 to charles the fat, (876 887), who was followed by his second cousin louis the blind (887 928), whose main political rival was his cousin three times removed, louis the child (899 911). Redivision followed upon redivision, until all semblance of unity was lost and constant struggles over boundaries became commonplace.
